Bled & Brda Wine Tour

Yes, it's every bit as lovely in real life. With its emerald-green lake, picture-postcard church on an islet, a medieval castle clinging to a rocky cliff and some of the highest peaks of the Julian Alps and the Karavanke as backdrops.

Lipica is not a destination to explore, photograph and forget. It is a place of new experiences with every visit – through the history, beautiful images of nature or the admirable horses. Lipica is a beacon of Slovenian history and a story of pride.
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Predjama Castle

With its location and mysterious tunnels, the Predjama castle is truly something special. It impresses visitors with how well the natural cave and the man-made castle walls are interwoven, sometimes making it difficult to see where the former ends and the latter begin.
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Vintgar Gorge

The entire walk through Vintgar Gorge is spectacular. In 1893 the gorge was opened to the public. Constructing a secured tourist trail through the wild gorge wasn't an easy task. But still today, local people view the gorge with awe and respect.
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Piran – a Pearl of Mediterranean

Tiny, friendly and overwhelmingly picturesque. It's a town that is almost impossible not to fall in love with on your first visit, and if you only have time for a day trip you'll likely want to make plans to return.
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The Karst Prosciutto Ham

It only takes salt, fresh air, bora wind, close monitoring and time to produce top quality Karst Prosciutto Ham.

The many-century-long tradition of salting and drying pork, especially pork legs, in the Karst wind known as 'burja', is the godparent of this top-quality product that is protected as a geographical indication.
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Bovec Cheese

This top quality cheese is made from sheep's milk and is a testimony to the rich farming and cheesemaking heritage around the town of Bovec, dating back to the 14th century. It is also registered as Protected Designation of Origin. Its taste and smell are well-rounded and slightly spicy.

Idrijski zlikrofi are a national dish of Slovenia made from dough with a potato filling and a characteristic shape. In view of their traditional process of elaboration and recipe, The European Commission has registered idrijski zlikrofi, a type of ravioli from the western Slovenian town of Idrija, as a Traditional Specialty Guaranteed (TSG).

This is a round pogaca (a kind of flatbread) made from leavened dough, brushed with beaten egg and sprinkled with salt and caraway seeds. Before baking the surface is cut in a square net pattern, and before eating it is broken by hand in bite-size squares. Since 2001 it is classified as a protected foodstuff of traditional reputation.

This excellent, juicy and most widespread Slovenian dessert from Prekmurje is stuffed with poppy seeds, cottage cheese, walnuts and apples. It is trademarked as a foodstuff with an indication of traditional reputation and therefore can only be made under this name if the original protected recipe is respected in full.

Slovenian wines from varieties established in numerous winemaking countries can easily measure up. Some Slovenian wines are even better in quality and fullness of aroma and flavour. There are internationally recognised wine varieties from white and red varieties of grapes. White wines primarily include chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, riesling, pinot gris. Very popular among the wine lovers are also red wines, such as cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot noit, syrah/shiraz.

Due to limited production, these and other Slovenian wines cannot conquer the largest global markets; however, they can conquer the most demanding ones. You will be easily convinced of this during a wine tasting.
Wine connoisseurs rank numerous Slovenian wine-makers at the top of the world, while their products are offered in the most prestigious restaurants worldwide.

Refosk - the king of reds

Historical records show that the Roman Empress Livija Drussila (the wife of Augustus) who lived to the enviable age of 86 years (at that time) presumably by many references to her enjoyment of the this “black grape”. Apparently, Augustus had roads built into the Istrian Peninsula to satisfy his wife’s palate.

Malvasia is the common name for a number of different or related varieties which have been cultivated by the inhabitants of the Mediterranean winegrowing areas since ancient times. It is a refreshing, elegant wine, containing a fruity note and, thanks to its low percentage of alcohol, is ideal for consuming with light meals.

Pinot Noir is, without a doubt, the most romanticized red wine in the world. No other grape brings out such emotion and devout worship among its enthusiasts. Festivals are thrown every year in the grape’s honor.

What Chardonnay means to Burgundy or Sangiovese to Tuscany is Sipon to the Northeastern Slovenian wine region Podravje. More than one century ago, this white wine grape was not only widely spread in this area, but also enjoyed an excellent reputation throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire due to its refreshing taste and its subtle fragrance.

Teran encapsulates the story of the soil, the sun, the wind, and the people who produce it with all the details coming alive in its exceptionally fruity bouquet, with hints of fresh berries. Come and have a taste to begin your sensory exploration of the best teran!

The name Ribolla (in Italian) stems from "ribollire", meaning to re-boil. The Bora wind in the littoral cooled the cellars before the wine must rich in sugars was able to fully ferment, stopping fermentation, only for the wine to then "re-boil" in the spring.